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Authors: Jeffrey N Katz et al JAMA. 2022 May 3; 327(17): 1688-1699 Importance Lumbar spinal stenosis is a prevalent and disabling cause of low back and leg pain in older persons, affecting an estimated 103 million persons worldwide. Most are treated nonoperatively. Approximately 600 000 surgical procedures are performed in the US each year for lumbar […]
Read MoreNEJM Journal Watch Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP, reviewing Kildegaard H et al. JAMA Intern Med 2022 Apr 25 These results counter evidence from adverse-events reports and trial data. Some adverse-event reports and trial data suggest immunization with an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is associated with developing appendicitis. In this study, Danish researchers used national registry data to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Manuel E Cornely et al Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 May; 18(5): 628-633 BACKGROUND Lipedema often remains undiagnosed in patients with obesity, leading to mismanagement of treatment. Because of this, despite remarkable weight loss after bariatric surgery and decreases in hip and abdomen circumference, some patients show only small decreases in circumference of the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yair Binyamin et al J Clin Anesth. 2022 Apr 27; 80 110795 STUDY OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to assess the association between the use of epidural analgesia during labor and mother-infant bonding. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Maternity ward at Soroka University Medical Center during 2020. PATIENTS Women who delivered a singleton live-born […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mazzeffi, Michael A. MD, MPH, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 1 – p 170-177 BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are used to provide postoperative analgesia after total mastectomy. PNBs improve patient satisfaction and decrease postoperative opioid use, nausea, and vomiting. Few studies have examined whether there is […]
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